The Minutemen were led by first-year head coach Matt McCall and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

They defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to St. Bonaventure.

On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record.

[3] On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.

[4] Sources: Sources: In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Minutemen were picked to finish in 12th place in the A-10.